#83C8A9#83C8A9
#83C8A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.490; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.083 H 164.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #83C8A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 200, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(153, 39%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(153, 35%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.5%, 0%, 15.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.45, -28.53, 8.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.45, 29.81, 163.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.8% -0.0801 0.0223) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.8% 0.083 164.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1732, 48.9963, 45.0269) |
| Luminance | 0.4900 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 2.27
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 3.70
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.11
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 6.56
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 6.64
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#83C8A9 #C883A2
analogous
#83C886 #83C8A9 #83C5C8
triadic
#83C8A9 #A983C8 #C8A983
tetradic
#83C8A9 #8683C8 #C883A2 #C5C883
square
#83C8A9 #8683C8 #C883A2 #C5C883
split-complementary
#83C8A9 #C883C5 #C88683
monochromatic
#40916C #59B58C #83C8A9 #ADDBC6 #D8EEE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#83C8A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.80
#83C8A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #83C8A9
10.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##83C8A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##83C8A9 | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.80 | 10.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5BFA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB7AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#72C8BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #83c8a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 200, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.083 164.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a9d9c2',
500: '#83c8a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #83c8a9; $custom-light: #a9d9c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#83c8a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 200,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 153.043,
"s": 38.547,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77804,
"c": 0.08316,
"h": 164.4
},
"luminance": 0.48998
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#83C8A9
secondary
#DFC8D2
accent
#346CB2
background
#FAFDFB
surface
#F4FAF7
border
#CED3D0
text
#101412
muted
#7F8381